Insecure: Broken as Fuck

November 29, 2016 8:16 AM - Season 1, Episode 8

The lingering tension between Molly and Issa threatens to resurface during a girls' trip. Lawrence reconnects with his friends.

The season finale for Insecure, but it's getting a second season.

Insecure dedicates itself to black female friendships in a strong finale (AV Club recap)

posted by gladly (4 comments total)

Westworld gets all the chatter and attention, but for me this show has easily been the highlight of HBO's Sunday night lineup these past couple months. Bring on s2.
posted by rewil at 8:30 AM on November 29, 2016 [1 favorite]

I never watched Awkward Black Girl and so I was reluctant to give this a try. I was worried that there would be too much cringe/embarrassing humor. Instead, I ended up loving this season. Having Issa's and Molly's friendship at the center and having them actually be good friends to one another made it a stronger show for me. Their season-long dynamic of sort-of fake arguing about one another's failings and then getting genuinely angry with one another felt really honest. Then the show made Lawrence a much better partner in the second half, so the ending really did pack a punch.

Dumb favorite moment of dialogue:
”Do you listen to yourself?”
”All the time, I have a podcast.”
posted by gladly at 8:38 AM on November 29, 2016 [4 favorites]

i agree with rewil - westworld is fine, but this is the show i most look forward to watching on sunday nights. i had never really even heard of awkward black girl before this so i wasn't aware what to expect. the soundtrack for the season is killer and i think it was an incredibly realistic show. really looking forward to season 2!
posted by kerning at 10:15 AM on November 30, 2016

Great first season, I wish I had something insightful to add, but it's just really funny and touching.
posted by skewed at 7:03 PM on August 4, 2017 [1 favorite]